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Discontinued Operations (Fortive Corporation Separation) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Separation, Fortive shares distributed per Danaher share, ratio								0.5
Long-term debt					$ 12,269.0	$ 12,870.4
Extinguishment of debt, amount	$ 1,900.0
Payments of debt extinguishment costs	$ 188.0		$ 188.0		188.1	0.0	$ 0.0
Sales					3,029.8	6,524.5	$ 7,097.0
Fortive
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 3,400.0
Fortive's cash payments to Danaher prior to distribution date		3,000.0
Sales				$ 3,000.0		6,100.0
Separation-related costs					48.0
Senior notes \| 2.3% senior unsecured notes due 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 0.0	500.0
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 500.0
Interest rate of debt instrument					2.30%
Senior notes \| 5.4% senior unsecured notes due 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 0.0	750.0
Interest rate of debt instrument					5.40%
Senior notes \| 5.625% senior unsecured notes due 2018
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 0.0	500.0
Interest rate of debt instrument					5.625%
Senior notes \| 3.9% senior unsecured notes due 2021
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 0.0	$ 600.0
Interest rate of debt instrument					3.90%